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Mailchimp Access Key

Description

This check detects a Mailchimp access key referenced in your source code. The key enables an authenticated user to perform operational and management activities exposed by Mailchimp's developer API service.

Remediation

Mailchimp

. Revoke Secret. + An activated API Key can be deactivated from the Mailchimp dashboard under the Extras/API Key tab.

. Go to https://us1.admin.mailchimp.com/account/api/ to open the API Keys section of your account.

. Find the API key you want to disable, and toggle the slider in the Status column for that API key.

. Find the API key you want to disable and click Disable.

. In the pop-up modal, click Disable.

. Clean the git history. + Go under the settings section of your GitHub project and chose the change visibility button at the bottom.

. Check the API calls logs in the Mailchimp dashboard to ensure the key was not utilized during the compromised period.

Rule Details

FieldValue
IDIAC-1309
SeverityLOW
IaC Typesecrets
FrameworksGit
Checkov IDCKV_SECRET_11

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